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30 January 2015 Last updated at 11:48 GMT
But visitors to Niagara Falls in North America got a shock when they saw adventurer Will Gadd climbing UP a frozen section.
Niagara Falls is actually a collection of three waterfalls - he made it up an icy part of Horseshoe Falls, th... | When you think of waterfalls, you tend to picture stuff going down... | 31060065 |
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of sight loss in the developed world.
Patients are usually treated with ongoing monthly injections directly into their eyes.
Australian and Chinese researchers believe gold nanoparticles could help better deliver drugs to the eye.
Their study, published this w... | Gold nanotechnology could help reduce the number of injections needed to treat a common form of blindness, researchers believe. | 38324237 |
If you have a picture you would like to share, please see below the images for details on how to submit yours. | Each day we feature a photograph sent in from across England - the gallery will grow during the week. | 35559426 |
Tunnicliffe, 24, worked with Wigan boss Warren Joyce when he was coming through the Manchester United youth system.
Browne, 19, made his professional debut in the Europa League this season and has also played in the EFL Trophy.
"Marcus is a young player with great potential and will strengthen our group," said manager ... | Wigan Athletic have signed midfielders Ryan Tunnicliffe and Marcus Browne from Fulham and West Ham on loan until the end of the season. | 38696450 |
They studied 156 stroke patients with different patterns of brain injury.
More of those with insular cortex damage successfully gave up smoking and reported fewer withdrawal symptoms than the other stroke patients.
Experts say targeting this brain area may help other smokers quit.
Most stop smoking medicines currently ... | A particular region of the brain may drive smoking addiction, say scientists who found stroke survivors with damage to their insular cortex more easily kicked the habit. | 34172410 |
About 170 people are set to climb the Brecon Beacons peak on Saturday.
The washing line is visiting well-known sites across the UK throughout June.
The chief executive of Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, said she wanted people to talk about the "taboo subject" of baby death.
Dr Clea Harmer said the cam... | A washing line pegged with 15 babygrows is to be carried up Pen Y Fan to raise awareness of the number of babies who die shortly before, during or after birth in the UK each day. | 40366071 |
Researchers studied more than 1,000 fossils of the Montsechia Vidalii species as part of the study.
The plant resembled a pond-weed but bore fruit containing a single seed - the defining characteristic of a flowering plant.
The scientists say it grew in Spanish lakes more than 125 million years ago.
"A 'first flower' i... | Botanists in the US say an ancient plant that grew underwater in what is modern day Europe may have been the world's first known flowering plant. | 33969640 |
According to reports, he was a member of the firm's UK team.
He was understood to have been attending the Cannes Lions event, an annual gathering of people in the advertising and marketing industry.
In a statement, Google said: "We lost a loved and respected member of our team. We are deeply saddened and our thoughts a... | A Google executive has been killed in an accident in Cannes, France, the search company has confirmed. | 33262906 |
John Radford is in a critical condition after being airlifted to hospital following the incident last week.
The 69-year-old is the chairman of Huddersfield and District Cyclists and was promoting a campaign calling for better investigation of road accidents.
Two men have been arrested and bailed in connection with the ... | Hundreds of cyclists took part in a charity ride in Huddersfield to support a cyclist who was left in a coma following a collision with a car. | 23612377 |
Work to build the Pontio centre at Bangor University began in 2012 - and it is already a year late opening.
The new centre houses a theatre, digital cinema, students' union, bars and restaurant and business innovation spaces.
A full programme of artistic events is due to get under way from December.
Prof Jerry Hunter, ... | A £50m arts and innovation centre project in Gwynedd is finally getting its finishing touches, university officials have said. | 34614272 |
Dyfed-Powys PCC Christopher Salmon has called on the Welsh government to adopt the same plans floated in England.
It follows a report in The Times that PCCs would replace fire authorities under UK government plans to be announced next month.
The Welsh government said it would be better to devolve policing.
Mr Salmon we... | The control of fire services in Wales should be offered to police and crime commissioners (PCC), it has been argued. | 34003292 |
Sturridge, 25, is not in Hodgson's latest squad after suffering a thigh strain on England duty last month.
Reds boss Brendan Rodgers criticised England's handling of the player, and did not want him to be called up for games against San Marino and Estonia.
"It's simply a fact, an unfortunate fact, that he's not recover... | England manager Roy Hodgson has rejected talk of a rift with Liverpool over injured striker Daniel Sturridge. | 29438699 |
John Fleming, of Anstruther-based ICS Fisheries Ltd, stole nearly £500,000 during the six-year scam.
He reclaimed VAT on expenses his business had never incurred.
Fleming, 59, from Balmullo, pleaded guilty on indictment to a charge under the Value Added Tax Act committed between May 2007 and July 2013.
His lawyer said ... | A Fife fisheries boss who faked invoices to scam "astronomical" sums from the taxman has been jailed for two years and eight months. | 40496613 |
Replays showed the Wales international was onside when he struck during Monday's 0-0 Premier League draw.
Rugby officials have access to instant replays of incidents during matches.
"To look at a video for 20 seconds would maybe have changed the outcome of the game," said Ramsey, 24.
He added: "We can take a leaf out o... | Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey wants football to follow rugby's lead on video technology after he had a goal controversially disallowed for offside against Liverpool. | 34050874 |
The 23-year-old has scored six goals in 25 games since initially joining Wycombe on loan in July and has now signed a three-and-a-half-year deal.
Harriman, who is equally capable in defence or midfield, made just three first-team appearances for the R's.
"He's got everything you want from a professional," boss Gareth A... | League Two side Wycombe Wanderers have signed utility man Michael Harriman from QPR for an undisclosed fee. | 35243789 |
Argentina said dialogue and diplomacy were the only ways to promote democracy in Venezuela.
Venezuela's foreign minister said Mr Trump's words had been hostile and disrespectful and risked destablising Latin America.
Violent demonstrations since April have left more than 120 people dead.
President Nicolas Maduro's new ... | The South American trading bloc Mercosur has condemned President Trump for saying he was considering military action in the Venezuela crisis. | 40912523 |
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Carey's penalty in the second period of extra-time sealed a 1-0 win at Newport County in a dour second round replay.
"We're going to go there and try and get a result," 27-year-old Carey said.
"No-one will give us a shot at getting a result, but we've showed we can battle ... | Liverpool-supporting Plymouth Argyle midfielder Graham Carey hopes they can cause an FA Cup upset when they visit Anfield in round three. | 38401913 |
DJ Derek, whose real name is Derek Morris, also appeared at the Big Chill and numerous gigs across the UK.
Avon and Somerset Police confirmed Mr Morris was reported missing on Thursday and a search for him is under way.
Mr Morris's niece, Jennifer Amy, said his disappearance is "completely out of character".
She said: ... | A 73-year-old DJ who played sets at Glastonbury has gone missing, his family has said. | 33648110 |
The bank earned €69.3m (£49m) last year, compared to just €2.9m in 2013, when it was hit by bad investments and clean-up costs.
Last year the management was replaced as part of an overhaul ordered by the Pope to stamp out corruption.
The bank has promised to improve its returns to customers.
"The main focus is on ... | The Vatican bank, officially known as the Institute for Religious Works (IOR), has seen a sharp jump in its profits for 2014. | 32879571 |
It will feature in Sunday's first episode of the new series of the long-running programme, which was recorded at Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire.
Expert Fergus Gambon said it was "unique" and "one of the most important English baby houses in existence".
The doll's house was built in 1705 and is extremely well prese... | An early 18th Century doll's house, described as "of national importance", has been valued by the BBC's Antiques Roadshow at more than £150,000. | 37200007 |
Denis McAinsh, of Glasgow, will stand trial alongside Alexander Chaplin, 51; Barry Jeffrey, 32; and Michael Chaplin, 50, all of Dundee; and James McGing, 50, also of Glasgow.
All deny charges of supplying cannabis over a period of more than a year.
A warrant was issued for a sixth man - Dean Holmes, 46, of Dundee - aft... | A 75-year-old is one of six men set to stand trial in Dundee accused of dealing drugs in Scotland and England. | 32710641 |
The department, which employs 247 staff, said it plans to shut the office by 2018 but has not said how many, if any, redundancies there may be.
It said the decision was aimed at cutting costs by creating a combined central HQ and policy centre in London.
PCS, the union, say a further 100 jobs in the UK are threatened b... | Nearly 250 jobs have been put at risk after the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills announced it will close its office in Sheffield. | 35430333 |
The result meant The Bees are without a win in their last four matches and they have slipped to 18th in League Two.
Allen told BBC Radio London: "I thought it was a slow start but Orient started very well. As the game grew, we got stronger and stronger.
"Second half we were the dominant team, but I don't think we creat... | Barmet manager Martin Allen says his side did not create enough chances in their 0-0 draw with Orient. | 37541488 |
About 76 properties at Lakeminster Park, near Beverley, were granted planning permission as holiday homes.
Retrospective permission for people to live there all year-round was refused in 2012 by East Riding Council.
That decision was upheld at an inquiry in 2013 but an error by a planning inspector meant the government... | A second inquiry into the future of people living in holiday chalets all year round in East Yorkshire has begun. | 27883937 |
Acting Insp Marlene MacDonald said residents of the town had complained of reckless driving, including racing, noisy exhausts and horns being blared.
Officers will monitor for speeding and use a decibel meter to check car exhausts do not breach noise levels.
Police said Operation Route would involve officers going out ... | Police are to begin a month-long operation against anti-social behaviour by some drivers in Thurso. | 33362414 |
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Seventeen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer did not face a single break point as he beat Frenchman Gasquet 6-3 6-3 6-1 in just 87 minutes.
Wawrinka made almost as short work of Andy Murray's conqueror Kevin Anderson, beating the South African 6-4 6-4 6-0.
Top seed Nov... | Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka will meet in an all-Swiss semi-final at the US Open after impressive wins over Richard Gasquet and Kevin Anderson. | 34205735 |
The defending champions have been criticised in recent times for a series of uninspiring displays.
Victory at Hearts on Saturday will seal a fifth straight title, should Aberdeen fail to secure maximum points.
"The players know there is a good game coming up and of course we want to do it tomorrow," said Deila.
"We are... | Manager Ronny Deila says he expects the lure of securing the Premiership title this weekend will help raise the performance of his Celtic players. | 36171867 |
She wore it to his 45th birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden in New York, but the garment was so tight she had to be sewn into it.
Monroe died less than three months later, and the president died in 1963.
The dress was sold in 1999 for $1.26m but Julien's Auctions thinks it could fetch up to $3m (£2.2m) this ... | The flesh-coloured dress Marilyn Monroe wore when she breathlessly sang Happy Birthday to President John F Kennedy in 1962, is to be auctioned. | 37295567 |
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board approved moving the track cycling and mountain bike events to an existing venue in Izu.
Both were due to be in temporary venues - track cycling in the Ariake district and mountain biking at Sea Forest.
The changes to the programme will bring savings of £66m to t... | Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held 75 miles away from the city as part of a £1.2bn programme of cuts. | 35049434 |
The Ivorian's agent, Dimitri Seluk, said this week that he would "listen to any offers on the table" this summer.
Pellegrini dismissed the speculation, suggesting the 32-year-old midfielder should "think in the present".
"Yaya is mentally absolutely involved in this season, and not thinking about his future," he said.
... | Yaya Toure is focused on Manchester City's season and will not be distracted by transfer speculation, according to manager Manuel Pellegrini. | 35388472 |
Paul Doyle, a Translink Metro driver based at the Falls Road depot, stopped in November to give the man a winter coat he had bought for him.
He received the special award from the National Campaign for Courtesy.
The charity described him as a true inspiration whose generosity had touched the hearts of the nation.
Mr Do... | A Belfast bus driver who stopped his bus to give a homeless man a winter coat has won a national award for his kindness. | 35542749 |
On Monday, thermometers reached 32.5C (90.5F) in north-west London - hotter than Rome, Ibiza or Miami.
But on Tuesday, while much of the country continued to bake, a weather front cutting across the British Isles meant temperatures in Newcastle struggled to get above 16C.
The Met Office has issued a level three amber h... | A weather warning has been issued as temperatures are predicted to reach 34C (93F) in parts of England on Wednesday. | 40339138 |
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said it would be "extremely difficult, if not impossible" for Scotland to join.
Jim Currie, a former European Commission director general, said Scotland had a right to membership.
Mr Currie was giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament Europe committee.
He also war... | Claims that an independent Scotland may not be able to join the EU were "unwise and inaccurate", a former senior European official has said. | 26278237 |
The Crues commence the defence of their title against Ballymena United on 6 August, with the Blues travelling away to play Ballinamallard United.
Newly-promoted Ards host Cliftonville in their opening fixture of the season.
Also on 6 August, Glenavon play Carrick Rangers, Glentoran host Dungannon Swifts and Coleraine p... | Irish Premiership champions Crusaders will face last year's runners-up Linfield in the third round of fixtures of the 2016-17 campaign on 13 August. | 36734673 |
Dr Alan Parker, a senior lecturer at Cardiff University, will lead a team to examine and alter the Ad5 virus.
In its original form it can can cause airways infections and is usually spread through coughing and sneezing.
But Dr Parker will use new technology to see if it can be genetically modified to destroy cancer cel... | A Cardiff scientist is to explore whether viruses can be "trained" to tackle ovarian cancer after being given a £250,000 Cancer Research UK grant. | 40305580 |
RSPB Scotland said video footage shot at the Perthshire estate showed an osprey attempting to rebuild a nest.
However, festival organiser DF Concerts said the video did not correspond with reports from their ornithologist monitoring the site.
Police were called to the scene on Monday and are investigating.
Consultation... | Police and nature groups are examining a video purporting to show an osprey attempting to nest near the proposed T in the Park site at Strathallan Castle. | 32202516 |
MP Damian Collins has asked the body to investigate whether the payment breached bribery laws.
The £3.9m payment was made to the FIA for entering into an agreement with the teams and sport's commercial arm.
The FIA says the payment was remuneration "for its regulatory role" and denies wrongdoing.
Collins, chairman of t... | The Serious Fraud Office is "reviewing material" relating to a payment made by Formula 1's commercial rights holder to the sport's governing body the FIA. | 39742549 |
The 40-year-old German replaces Alex Neil, who left the club in March.
Farke, who spent his playing career in Germany's lower leagues, replaced Huddersfield boss David Wagner at Dortmund's second team in 2015.
Norwich's sporting director Stuart Webber was part of the Terriers' backroom team when Wagner joined.
Edmund R... | Championship club Norwich City have appointed Borussia Dortmund reserve-team coach Daniel Farke as their new head coach on a two-year deal. | 40013726 |
New South Wales on Tuesday unveiled changes to its high school syllabus for the first time in 18 years.
The new focus eschews "social context" teaching - which had drawn criticism - for more in-depth, critical thinking.
It comes after an international study in December showed Australia's maths and science ranking had t... | Australia's most populous state will focus on better preparing students for university and employment in a major overhaul of its school curriculum. | 39023901 |
The two sides meet on Saturday with Wasps on top of the Premiership and Saracens two points behind in third, with Exeter sandwiched between them.
The winner will guarantee themselves a home semi-final in the play-offs.
"When the fixtures came out, I looked at this one and thought 'this will have a prize on it'," said t... | Wasps director of rugby Dai Young says he always expected their final game of the league campaign against Saracens to have special significance. | 39792126 |
Dujardin, 30, and Valegro won individual and team dressage gold for Britain at London 2012 and have since won World and European titles.
But, she says, the Olympics in Brazil next summer will be the horse's last.
"This will be Valegro's retirement after Rio so I want to go out there and want to enjoy every last minute,... | Double Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin says her horse Valegro will retire after the Rio Games in 2016. | 34832755 |
About 12,000 people attended Saturday's Ar Waith Ar Daith (Work On Tour) performance in Cardiff Bay.
Walk the Plank's production involved dance, aerial artistry, storytelling and pyrotechnics.
Before the performance, two slate plaques will were unveiled.
The plaques had been engraved with poetic lines created by two sc... | The 10th birthday of Wales Millennium Centre has been celebrated with an "outdoor theatrical spectacle" involving 700 people. | 34219944 |
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The 16-year-old beat Anne Keothavong's record as the youngest British player to play in the Fed Cup in February.
Swan won her first two titles on the second-tier ITF tour in 2015, and made her WTA debut at Birmingham in June.
"There's a few big grass tournaments before Wim... | British world number 512 Katie Swan says she hopes to earn a wildcard entry into the main Wimbledon draw this year. | 35632525 |
The Sky Blues had warned the academy would be under threat if the rugby club got council permission for the facility at the Alan Higgs Centre.
The football club said it was "not against" Wasps having a facility in the city, but was "bitterly disappointed".
Wasps has said the football club could share the proposed centr... | Plans for rugby club Wasps to build a training centre on the site of Coventry City FC's youth academy have been approved. | 36977135 |
The searchable digital collection will include images taken using glass plate photography 160 years ago.
Glasgow-born climber, keen photographer and founder of Rab mountain clothing, Rab Carrington, has been helping to head up the project.
It will be officially unveiled at the Kendal Mountain Festival in November.
Amon... | A National Archive of Historic Mountaineering Images is to be launched by the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) later this year. | 37337073 |
John Jones, 50, from Rhos, Neath Port Talbot, was given 16 pints at Morriston Hospital, Swansea, after losing a leg in a forklift accident in 1990.
But one of the donors had hepatitis C, and Mr Jones died in 2012.
Recording a narrative verdict, assistant coroner Paul Bennett said infection and cirrhosis killed Mr Jones... | A father-of-three died more than 20 years after receiving infected blood, an inquest hears. | 34910378 |
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British Cycling have produced this guide that will help you choose the right bike.
Inspired to get back on your bike? Take a look at this handy guide to find ways to get into cycling. | Not having the right bike can be very uncomfortable - and potentially damaging, so finding the correct bike fit is very important, especially if you cycle regularly. | 36713628 |
Alibaba was taken off the list four years ago, but US authorities say the firm's online platform Taobao is used to sell "high levels" of fake goods.
The company has rejected the allegations, insisting it polices its market place better than in the past.
The firm also suggested the "current political climate" in the US ... | Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is back on the US's "notorious markets" list over counterfeit goods sales. | 38400222 |
The direct funding scheme for school sport, announced last year, is going to be extended for a further five years.
Each year primary schools will continue to receive £8,000, plus £5 per pupil.
As well as promoting good health, Mr Cameron says, school sport has an important role in building "confidence and a sense of ac... | Primary schools in England are going to share an extra £150m per year sports funding until 2020, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. | 26049332 |
The experiment will begin when the first round takes place on Saturday 24 September.
It is an initiative being introduced by the Scottish FA after recent talks with the International Football Association Board.
Previously, teams could only use three of seven substitutes in Scotland's premier cup competition.
The fourth... | A fourth substitute will be available in extra time for the first time in this season's Scottish Cup. | 37281807 |
Harrison played the 1962 Rickenbacker 425 guitar on British TV shows like Ready Steady Go! in 1963, prior to the band's US invasion in 1964.
The Beatle, who died in 2001, also used the instrument during the recording of I Want to Hold Your Hand and This Boy.
He bought the guitar during a visit to the US.
Its pre-sale e... | An electric guitar played by The Beatles' George Harrison has sold for $657,000 (£390,000) at an auction in New York. | 27469674 |
About 250 people have been allowed to travel from the south for three days of meetings at Mount Kumgang resort.
Another group attended reunions earlier this week.
For most of those attending it is the first time that they have had any contact in over 60 years.
Millions of people ended up separated from loved ones by th... | A group of mainly elderly South Koreans have met relatives in the North, in the second of two organised reunions for family members separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. | 34627189 |
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15 March 2015 Last updated at 10:37 GMT
Georgina Harwood took to the sky above Cape Town, watched by her family and friends.
She did the skydive to raised money for charity.
"It was definitely a very special, exhilarating experience", she said.
It's not the first time Georgi... | A daredevil gran has celebrated her 100th birthday by going skydiving in South Africa. | 31895366 |
At £233bn the new stealth fighter is the most expensive weapons order ever placed, due to fly with the RAF and on the new British Navy carriers.
British test pilots have already been putting it through its paces, but the hotly awaited first appearance in UK skies was cancelled after an engine fire grounded the whole f... | A major disappointment for the crowds flocking to Hampshire for the Farnborough Airshow was the non-appearance of the new American-built F35 fighter plane. | 28465110 |
The $620m (£395m) he made before tax means he has topped Forbes' list of the biggest earners in music in 2014.
Not only that, but he has now also got the Forbes record for the highest earnings in a single year by any musician.
The majority of his cash has come not from record sales but from Apple's purchase of Beats, ... | Dr Dre has taken home an enormous amount of money this year. | 30422729 |
The 28-year-old joined the U's from Rotherham United in February of 2016 after an initial six-week loan spell.
Maguire, who has played for Scotland twice, scored 17 goals in 54 appearances for Oxford last season.
"He had many offers to consider so we are delighted he has chosen us," boss Lee Clark told the club website... | Bury have signed Scotland international striker Chris Maguire from fellow League One side Oxford United on a two-year contract. | 40669559 |
The error was made by RingGo payment system, which is managed by City of Edinburgh Council's contractor NSL.
Motorists who tried to use RingGo on Tuesday will have their tickets cancelled.
The council said it clearly stated on its website and parking machines that 27 December was a paid parking day.
The council said ab... | Hundreds of drivers have been issued parking tickets after an app wrongly told them they could park for free in Edinburgh on the day after Boxing Day. | 38460770 |
Shirley Taylor said the bees took residence in her Nissan car parked outside her front door in Watt Street, on Sunday.
Chairman of the Beverley Beekeepers' Association, Chris Coulson, has been trying to lure the swarm out of the vehicle since.
He said it was not clear what had attracted the bees to the vehicle and it c... | A swarm of up to 20,000 bees has taken over a car in Hull. | 40252990 |
The 38-year-old, who lifted the One-Day Cup at Lord's last weekend, is retiring at the end of the season.
Notts says the decision will allow the club to look to the future.
"Chris and I have had a chat. We agree that this a great fit for everyone as we prepare for a T20 campaign", said head coach Peter Moores.
Moores' ... | Notts Outlaws wicketkeeper Chris Read will be part of the club's coaching staff rather than play in this season's T20 Blast, which begins on Friday. | 40526096 |
NASUWT NI president Susan Parlour made the comments during a speech to members at the union's annual conference.
She also said the Education and Training Inspectorate, which carries out school inspections, was "not fit for purpose".
The NASUWT is one of the largest teaching unions in Northern Ireland.
Its members are c... | Further cuts to the education budget will make Northern Ireland's education system "unsustainable," a teachers' union leader has said. | 39242293 |
Former US Open champion McDowell, 37, has fallen to number 83 in the world and was not one of Clarke's three wildcard selections for Hazeltine.
"G-Mac is a good friend and I was speaking to him frequently during the qualifying process," said Clarke, 48.
"It was very difficult, but he is just not firing on all cylinders... | European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke admits it was difficult to leave his close friend Graeme McDowell out of the team to face the United States. | 37286798 |
And now an eight-year-old Swansea schoolboy is to quiz him about how it felt via Twitter.
Rhys Maguire-Stokes was among 25 pupils from Blaenymaes primary at a live link-up with the International Space Station on Tuesday.
It was one of 10 UK schools - and the only one from Wales - at the event in Liverpool.
While there ... | Major Tim Peake made history when he became the first British person to walk in space. | 35462659 |
Fly-half Sam Davies is released with Rhodri Jones, Rory Thornton, Olly Cracknell. Nicky Smith and James King.
They will return to the Wales camp on Sunday to prepare for the Six Nations game with Ireland on 10 March.
The other Welsh regions play on Saturday and will not receive players from Rob Howley's squad, with Wal... | Ospreys will be boosted by six Wales squad members for their Pro12 match with Edinburgh on Friday, 3 March. | 39129435 |
The first Grand Slam of the 2016 season runs from January 18-31 and the baby is due in mid-February.
Asked if he would withdraw from the final in such a scenario, the 28-year-old Scot said: "I'm going to fly home.
"I'd be way more disappointed winning the Australian Open and not being at the birth of the child."
Murray... | British number one Andy Murray says he would leave the Australian Open early if his wife, Kim, goes into early labour with their first child. | 35219949 |
Investigators allege that Mr Virzi received a $10m-kickback (£6.5m) from a company which won a lucrative irrigation contract, which he denies.
The company's executives were arrested days ago trying to leave Panama.
Mr Virzi is the latest in a series of high-ranking officials from former administrations to face investi... | A court ordered on Wednesday that Panama's former Vice-President Felipe Virzi be held while he is investigated for alleged corruption. | 33005124 |
Grant, 29, made 24 appearances for Vale this season, but moves to the ABAX Stadium on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
Striker Mackail-Smith, 32, has scored only five goals in 40 games for Luton since joining the club in August 2015.
He scored 99 goals in 212 games for Posh from 2007-2011, before returning for a one-month l... | Peterborough have signed Port Vale midfielder Anthony Grant for a "six-figure fee" and Luton's Craig Mackail-Smith on loan to the end of the term. | 38810817 |
Zoo staff cared for the injured bird and it is being returned to its owner in south Wales.
'The Pit Man' had failed to return from a race in the south of France five weeks ago.
Owner Craig Dewar, from Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, said he was "thrilled" his bird had been found.
Zoo worker Justin Aird said: "I was just gi... | A racing pigeon feared lost has turned up after plummeting out of the sky into Dartmoor Zoo in Devon following an attack by a bird of prey. | 33984437 |
The Ocean's Eleven stars will premiere '50s-set crime comedy Suburbicon at the event, which Damon stars in and Clooney co-writes and directs.
Damon will also be seen in festival opener Downsizing, directed by Alexander Payne.
After premiering three major Academy Award winners in a row, Venice is seen as a good luck cha... | George Clooney and Matt Damon are set to bring some Hollywood glitz to this year's Venice Film Festival. | 40742496 |
Russell, 28, was part of the side that won April's World Twenty20 and will be available for four matches in June.
Tahir, 37, will then link up for the final seven games and is set to play in six County Championship fixtures.
"Andre is one of the leading T20 players in the world right now," said director of cricket Mick... | Nottinghamshire have signed West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell and South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir for their T20 Blast campaign. | 36443190 |
Moffat netted from close range and added to that with a shot into the bottom left corner.
Aidan Nesbitt's strike halved Morton's deficit before the interval.
However, the visitors could not find an equaliser in the second period meaning the Pars went above Ayr United and Dumbarton.
Match ends, Dunfermline Athletic 2, M... | Michael Moffat's double moved Dunfermline Athletic off second bottom in the Scottish Championship as Greenock Morton lost in Fife. | 38193265 |
5 November 2016 Last updated at 10:55 GMT
Meet Emily and Gabby, two students at Weir High School in West Virginia.
They took some time to show the Newsround cameras around their high school.
So is it a cool as it looks in the movies? Check out the video to get an inside peek.
And watch out for more from those cheerlead... | You will probably have seen them in some of your favourite films, but what is it like in a real American high school? | 37882662 |
Some 13,000 people have left the area since Thursday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.
The evacuation deal also includes government-held parts of Idlib province besieged by rebels.
The UN envoy for Syria says there are plans for peace talks on 8 February.
Some 7,000 people are still trapped in Ale... | The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution calling for UN officials and others to monitor the mass evacuations from rebel-held east Aleppo and the safety of civilians still there. | 38374102 |
A pair of early strikes set them on their way. Defender Moussa Diarra netted his first goal in Barrow colours, not long after Danny Livesey had hit the bar.
Within three minutes, the Bluebirds' new goalscoring machine, Byron Harrison, grabbed his 12th goal since signing from Chesterfield in the summer.
Harrison nearly ... | Barrow took their incredible run of form to 18 matches unbeaten with a 2-1 home win over Solihull. | 37959995 |
The Quick-Step Floors rider had won five stages of this year's race to lead the green points jersey classification.
Kittel injured his right shoulder in the crash on a flat section of road, 20km into the stage.
Australia's Michael Matthews, who was nine points adrift, will take over the lead and hold a virtually unassa... | Germany's Marcel Kittel has abandoned the Tour de France after crashing on Wednesday's stage 17 in the Alps. | 40654204 |
Midway through the first half Ross Hannah had a chance to put Barrow ahead, but his shot was blocked by Michael Ihiekwe.
Andy Cook's excellent volley from 25 yards out, his 19th league goal of the season for Rovers, broke the deadlock and he almost doubled the advantage just before the break.
Barrow levelled in the 63r... | Jordan Williams' screamer gave Barrow victory over high-flying Tranmere at Holker Street and moved the hosts two points off the National League play-off places. | 39111492 |
Francis Benali, who made more than 300 appearances for Southampton FC, ran a marathon and cycled 75 miles (120km) each day for a fortnight in October.
The city council unanimously approved a motion giving him honorary freedom of the city at a special meeting earlier.
Benali, 47, described receiving the honour as "a com... | A former Southampton footballer who ran and cycled to every Premier League and Championship stadium in two weeks has been granted the freedom of the city. | 37985639 |
Schools and offices in northern cities are expected to close on Friday afternoon as the storm nears.
The typhoon was 450 km (280 miles) southeast of Yilan county on Friday morning, Taiwan's weather bureau said.
In 2009, Taiwan was hit by Typhoon Morakot, which left hundreds dead in floods and mudslides.
Typhoon Soulik,... | Taiwan is braced for the arrival of Typhoon Soulik, a tropical hurricane expected to bring strong winds and torrential rain to the island. | 23253049 |
The proportion of ambulances hitting the target response time of eight minutes for the most urgent calls fell well below half in December.
The target for responding to Category A calls is 65% - but in December it was just 42.6%.
It was down from 51.0% in November 2014 and from 57.6% from December 2013.
The statistics w... | Ambulance response times for the most urgent calls in Wales are the worst on record, new figures show. | 31008978 |
The scam, which involves drawing the salaries of non-existent civil servants, is widespread, a BBC correspondent in Nigeria says.
But the government has recently been cracking down, removing thousands of "ghost workers" from its payroll.
Nigeria is Africa's biggest economy.
It is the continent's top oil producer, but i... | Children as young as eight are being paid teaching salaries by the state as part of identity fraud in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Bauchi, officials have found. | 35816476 |
At least five vehicles are believed to have been involved in the collision at J18 Charing Cross.
Emergency services are at the scene and traffic is being directed off at J17, down Newton St and back on at J19, before the Kingston Bridge.
Have you taken any photographs of this incident? Send them to us at newsonlinescot... | The westbound M8 motorway has been closed in central Glasgow following a serious crash. | 32379801 |
25 November 2015 Last updated at 12:29 GMT
The waiters had to balance trays of glasses and bottles filled with water, while running down a 300 metre course.
The waiter who won, Kento Sasamoto, took just 49 seconds to complete the race.
Watch this clip of the waiters racing. | More than 120 waiters have taken part in this year's Waiters' Race in Japan. | 34921323 |
In October, the figure had fallen to 6.4%, having previously peaked at 9.3% in June.
The average price of a UK home in November was £218,000, according to the ONS and Land Registry data.
The ONS said the figures, which include cash sales, continued the "strong growth seen since the end of 2013".
The local authority wh... | House price inflation picked up to 6.7% in the year to the end of November, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). | 38649636 |
Tony Barrow represented the band between 1962 and 1968 and also wrote sleeve notes for their early albums, as well as the strip cartoon for the Magical Mystery Tour booklet.
Mr Barrow died on Saturday night, aged 80, at his home in Morecambe.
He had also represented other Merseybeat acts such as Gerry and the Pacemaker... | The Beatles' former press officer, who coined the term 'The Fab Four' to describe the band, has died. | 36296500 |
The bookmaker says this strong performance is in part due to "sporting gods" being on its side.
It cites a run of "bookie friendly" results, like that of the European Championship, where England and Northern Ireland exited early.
Ladbrokes, which plans to merge with rival Coral, says a run of "customer friendly" result... | Ladbrokes has reported a £25.2m profit for the first six months of the year compared with last year's £51.4m loss. | 36972721 |
Patrick McClean is ruled out while Ryan McBride, Aaron Barry, Dean Jarvis and Conor McDermott are all struggling to be fit and face late fitness decisions.
Derry lie third in the table, six places above their opponents.
The Candystripes have taken just one point from the previous two league matches between the sides th... | Derry City have injury concerns over a number of players ahead of their Premier Division derby against Finn Harps at Finn Park on Friday night. | 37049329 |
The national service was held in Cardiff, with a march from King Edward VII Avenue to the Welsh National War Memorial in Alexandra Gardens.
Among the other towns and cities holding services were Aberystwyth, Bangor, Swansea, Wrexham and Newport.
Volunteer Brian Thomson, 64, from Holyhead, Gwynedd, represented the RNLI ... | Services have been held across Wales to honour those killed in war as part of Remembrance Sunday. | 37952921 |
The man was admitted to a hospital in Glasgow in the early hours after showing possible symptoms of the virus.
He was taken to the Brownlee Centre for infectious diseases at Gartnavel Hospital at about 02:20.
A spokesman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said the results were expected on Tuesday afternoon.
A year after... | A Scottish man has been tested for the Ebola virus after returning from west Africa but health officials said it was "very unlikely" he would be positive. | 32297843 |
Raiders broke into the house in Old Glamis Road between 18:55 and 19:35 on Tuesday.
A full list of the items of jewellery stolen and details of the foreign currency have not yet been released by police.
Officers have asked anyone who was in the area at the time to come forward. | Police are appealing for information after a safe containing foreign currency and jewellery was stolen from a house in Dundee. | 39204909 |
14 June 2016 Last updated at 08:14 BST
The first is a slimmer version of its Xbox One console, the Xbox One S, which will launch in August.
The second is Project Scorpio, which will offer virtual reality and 4K gaming, and will be released by Christmas 2017.
E3 is a huge gaming show that happens every year and it's whe... | Microsoft has announced two new Xbox consoles at the E3 gaming show in Los Angeles, America. | 36522007 |
Vicki Williamson, 36, of Dundee, was charged with causing the death of Liam Thornton, 26, on 12 August 2014.
He died when Ms Williamson's Corsa was involved in a collision with another car on the A956 at Aberdeen's Charleston flyover.
A jury at Aberdeen Sheriff Court found the charge against her not proven by a majorit... | The case against a woman accused of causing her partner's death by careless driving has been found not proven. | 35833563 |
The event consists of three strokeplay rounds and two cuts, before the top 24 play off in six-hole matchplay duels.
"It will be a mindset thing where you've got to realise that the strokeplay is just a qualifier to get into Sunday," said Oosthuizen.
"It's a bit like when I played the qualifying school."
Oosthuizen is e... | Former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen says he will need a different mindset for the inaugural World Super 6 event that begins in Perth on Thursday. | 38984019 |
But did you ever stop to think what this means? What are terms and conditions, and why do you have to agree to them?
Read on to find out more.
Terms and conditions are rules you have to agree to before you can use certain products or services, like social media.
Last year, Newsround found out that many of you have sign... | When you sign up to have a social media account, you may have to tick a box saying that you agree to the terms and conditions. | 38992576 |
The former Ireland head coach, 53, had endured a difficult time since taking charge in April last year.
A year ago, he was suspended and then reinstated following comments he made about team selection.
Joel Garner, Henderson Springer and Roddy Estwick will lead the team when they face Pakistan in three T20s, three ODIs... | Phil Simmons has been sacked as West Indies coach just five months after their stunning World T20 triumph. | 37356765 |
Seven crews from the New Forest and Dorset battled the blaze in Sopley, Christchurch at 17:41 GMT on Thursday.
Fire officer Sandy Thompson said the firefighters did a "fantastic job in salvaging most of the contents of the house whilst fighting the fire from outside".
The cause of the blaze is not yet known and an inve... | Fire crews fought an "intense" blaze in Hampshire after the roof of a thatched cottage caught fire. | 31450952 |
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Elis Ligtlee of the Netherlands led from the front to win gold, with Australian Anna Meares in third.
James, 24, missed the London Games and then had the best part of 18 months out with injury and health issues.
"I was so desperate for that medal," the Welsh star told BBC ... | Britain's Becky James bounced back from a serious knee injury and a cancer scare to take silver with a late surge in the Olympic women's keirin in Rio. | 36688105 |
3 February 2016 Last updated at 10:35 GMT
Since she started the J Mobile Laundry Service just over a year ago in the capital, Kampala, Ms Mayanja has built up a workforce of more than 30 women.
J Mobile's work has not gone unnoticed, and was recognised by US President Barack Obama at his Young African Leadership Initia... | Jamila Mayanja runs a door-to-door laundry service in Uganda which helps its employees save enough money to launch their own businesses. | 35474126 |
She was performing in Verona in Italy when she spotted a woman in the audience with a tripod and camera filming her.
Talking to the woman in the crowd, Adele said: "Can you stop filming me with the video camera because I'm really here in real life and you can enjoy it in real life, rather than through your camera.
"Can... | Adele has stopped a concert mid-way through to tell a fan to stop filming her. | 36416921 |
He was due to open in the Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman at the Royal & Derngate in Northampton on 10 April, but died three days beforehand.
The theatre said the role of Willy Loman would now be taken by TV and film actor Nicholas Woodeson.
Shows in Northampton have been postponed and the play will now open in ... | Theatre directors have confirmed a show will go on despite the death of its star, the actor Tim Pigott-Smith. | 39659043 |
It happened on the Letterkenny to Ballybofey Road, near Convoy, at 07:00 BST on Friday.
The car she was driving collided with a lorry. The driver of that vehicle was uninjured.
The road is currently closed and diversions are in place. | A woman in her 20s has died in a collision between a car and a lorry in County Donegal. | 33195852 |
The communities and local government committee said the eight biggest firms built more than half of all new homes.
MPs said the government should do more for smaller builders who do not have the scale to bid for big projects.
But the Home Builders Federation, which represents large and small businesses, said only big f... | MPs have called for an end to the dominance of big home-building firms to fix the "broken" housing market. | 39752869 |
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